Navy COD CMV-22B Osprey Production Starts

Defense.gov, June 29, 2018 - Bell Boeing JPO, Amarillo, Texas, is awarded $4,191,533,822 for modification P00008 to convert the previously awarded V-22 tiltrotor aircraft advance acquisition contract (N00019-17-C-0015) to a fixed-price-incentive-fee multiyear contract.

This contract provides for the manufacture and delivery of

- 39 CMV-22B aircraft for the Navy;
- 34 MV-22B aircraft for the Marine Corps;
- 1 CV-22B for the Air Force;
- 4 MV-22B aircraft for the government of Japan.

Work will be performed in:

- Fort Worth, Texas (30.08 percent);
- Ridley Park, Pennsylvania (15.22 percent);
- Amarillo, Texas (12.73 percent);
- Red Oak, Texas (3.33 percent);
- East Aurora, New York (2.55 percent);
- Park City, Utah (2.20 percent);
- McKinney, Texas (1.33 percent);
- Endicott, New York (1.15 percent);
- Denton, Texas (0.91 percent);
- Rockmart, Georgia (0.80 percent);
- Irvine, California (0.78 percent);
- Rome, New York (0.76 percent);
- Crestview, Florida (0.72 percent);
- Erie, Pennsylvania (0.66 percent);
- Dublin, California (0.62 percent);
- Rockford, Illinois (0.62 percent);
- Tempe, Arizona (0.57 percent);
- Los Angeles, California (0.57 percent);
- East Hartford, Connecticut (0.55 percent);
- Minden, Nebraska (0.50 percent);
- Hazelwood, Missouri (0.50 percent);
- various other locations within the continental U.S. (18.93 percent);
- outside the continental U.S. (3.92 percent),

Work is expected to be completed in November 2024.

Fiscal 2017 aircraft procurement (Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps); and fiscal 2018 aircraft procurement (Navy) funding in the amount of $1,113,956,972 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.

This modification combines purchases for the Navy ($2,847,293,666; 67.9 percent); Marine Corps ($1,038,248,567; 24.8 percent); Air Force ($75,705,989; 1.8 percent); and the government of Japan ($230,285,600; 5.5 percent), under the Foreign Military Sales program.

The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

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Boeing, PHILADELPHIA - July 2, 2018 - Bell Boeing Joint Program Office, Amarillo, Texas, is awarded $4,191,533,822 for modification P00008 to convert the previously awarded V-22 tiltrotor aircraft advance acquisition contract (N00019-17-C-0015) to a fixed-price-incentive-fee multiyear contract. This contract provides for the manufacture and delivery of 39 CMV-22B aircraft for the Navy; 14 MV-22B aircraft for the Marine Corps; one CV-22B for the Air Force; and four MV-22B aircraft for the government of Japan.

“Bell Boeing is pleased to extend production of the V-22, supporting our warfighters with one of the most versatile and in-demand platforms in the U.S. arsenal,” said Chris Gehler, Bell Vice President for the V-22 Program. “This multiyear production contract provides program production stability through at least 2024.”

The U.S. Navy will use its new CMV-22B for transporting personnel and cargo from shore to aircraft carriers, eventually replacing the C-2 Greyhound, which has been in service since the mid-1960s.

“By combining aircraft for three services and a key U.S. Ally into one multiyear order, the U.S. Navy gets more capability for its procurement dollar,” said Kristin Houston, Vice President, Boeing Tiltrotor Programs and Director, Bell Boeing V-22 Program. “It also enables the U.S. Navy to begin advancing its carrier onboard delivery fleet with modern tiltrotor aircraft. It’s a true win-win.”